Mission

Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education is dedicated to enhancing the educational opportunities for Asian and Pacific American students; promoting and supporting the hiring, retention, and advancement of qualified Asian and Pacific American faculty, staff, and administrators; and creating a better understanding of issues in the public affecting Asian and Pacific Americans in higher education

Conference

Advancing the pipeline of Asian Americans toward senior level administration in higher education is a priority of APAHE. Less than 1% of the three thousand colleges and universities in the United States are only led by a person of Asian American descent. At whatever level or role in academics, student, or administrative services you currently

About

Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE) was founded in 1987, during the height of a five-year fight against a series of discriminatory admission policy directed against Asian Pacific American applicants at the University of California, Berkeley, and several research universities across the nation. At a conference on the admission fight convened in Oakland, California,

The Coalition: A Collective Response to the Racial Violence Amidst COVID19 Click here for PDF version The Coalition The Coalition was birthed pre-COVID, in Los Angeles in 2019, out of the hearts of warriors, when three higher educational organizations decided to stand in solidarity in addressing conditions of inequity within the California Community College system.

PDF: APAHE Resolution Denouncing Anti-Asian Racism Due to COVID-19 Global Pandemic in Support of Asian American Pacific Islander Communities WHEREAS, Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE) is dedicated to enhancing the educational opportunities for Asian and Pacific American students and creating a better understanding of issues in the public affecting Asian and Pacific Americans

March 14, 2020 Dear APAHE community, Out of concern for the safety and well-being of our community, and in light of recommendations and orders by the Governor of California, the Mayor of Long Beach, and the California Department of Health regarding public gatherings, it is with a heavy heart that we announce the cancellation of APAHE

April 3, 2020 Thank you for your patience during the Covid-19 pandemic and cancellation of the APAHE conference. Due to the limitations of the Paypal platform, refunds will be “snail mailed” by check and not to the original form of payment used on Paypal. If you have not received a refund yet via Paypal, Grace

Note: APAHE 2020 Conference Cancelled Toward an Actionable Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Research Agenda: Connecting Research to Practice Friday, April 10 at 9:45 a.m. The Geography of Student Success: Re-Imagining Cross-Collaborative Research at Minority-Serving Institutions in Southern Nevada Friday, April 10 at 11 a.m. Both panels led by Robert Teranishi, Ph.D., Professor of Social Science and Comparative

Note: APAHE 2020 Conference Cancelled Online registration is now open and includes pre-conference session details! Take advantage of the early bird rates, which are available until February 28. Conference Dates Pre-Conference: April 8 Conference: April 9-10 Early Bird Rates Conference: $300 for undergraduate students / $350 for professionals Daily Rate: $165 for undergraduate students / $200

Mix and Mingle with APAHE Folks in California! Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education is happy to host a networking mixer in Northern and Southern California. Learn more about the organization and the upcoming APAHE national conference in Long Beach, CA this April! RSVP to NorCal Social January 19, 2–4 p.m. City College of San

Note: APAHE 2020 Conference Cancelled Stephanie Sajor and Eddy M. Gana Jr., also known as Steady, are spoken word artists and community organizers based in Los Angeles. They are founders of Sunday Jump, a community open mic series in Historic Filipinotown, and are leaders of KmB/Pro-People Youth, a progressive grassroots organization. Since meeting at UC Irvine,

Note: APAHE 2020 Conference Cancelled Karthick Ramakrishnan is professor of public policy and political science at the University of California, Riverside, and founding director of the Center for Social Innovation. He holds a BA in international relations from Brown University and a PhD in politics from Princeton. Ramakrishnan is also a Board Member of The California Endowment, Chair of the